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5 signs that indicate academic tutoring would help

Parents need to know when a child may legitimately need professional help with school work. Melissa Mort of the Huntington Learning Center describes what to look out for.

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Updated: 2:00 PM EDT Oct 5, 2013

5 signs that indicate academic tutoring would help

Parents need to know when a child may legitimately need professional help with school work. Melissa Mort of the Huntington Learning Center describes what to look out for.

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WEBVTT AND THE "EDUCATION NATION" REPORT WILL START WITH TIM TOOTEN MONDAY. SPEAKING OF EDUCATION, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR CHILD NEEDS A TUTOR? MELISSA IS HERE WITH IDEAS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. WHAT'S A BIG SIGNAL YOUR KIDS NEED HELP? WE'LL GET INTO SPECIFICS BUT DOES IT TAKE THEM COMING TO YOU? TAKING THEM COMING TO YOU, NOT LIKELY. THE BIGGER THING YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS OTHER SIGNS LIKE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, LACK OF CONFIDENCE IS TYPICALLY A BIG SIGN. SO SIGNS YOUR CHILD NEEDS TUTORING HELP, THE TEACHER EXPRESSES SOME CONCERN. THE TEACHER IS THE ONE WITH YOUR CHILD DAY IN AND DAY OUT, YOU WANT TO PAY ATTENTION. THEY WILL SEE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AND FRUSTRATIONS AND DROPS IN GRADES. YOU MENTIONED LOSS OF CONFIDENCE. IS THAT EXPRESSED IN, WELL, I CAN'T DO THIS. THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE, I DON'T WANT TO. I CAN'T ATTITUDE COMING INTO PLAY. THEY START NEGATIVE SELF TALK GETTING DOWN ON THEMSELVES. THOSE ARE BIG FLAGS. HOW ABOUT IF THEY ARE THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR IS HOMEWORK IS TURNING INTO A THREE-HOUR OR FOUR-HOUR OR FIVE-HOUR EVENTUAL EVERY NIGHT. IT COULD MEAN THE WORK IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THEM AND YOU MAY NEED TO LOOK AT GETTING OUTSIDE HELP. MANY WILL ALSO TELL YOU HOMEWORK SHOULD TAKE THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. 70 MINUTES A NIGHT OR 10 MINUTES, SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AN IDEA FROM THE TEACHER. ABSOLUTELY. CHANGES IN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS? A LOT OF TIMES YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY ARE DISTRACTED AND UNFOCUSED AND THEY GET THAT UNWILLINGNESS TO TRY. WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO BEHAVIORS AS SYMPTOMS AND NOT THE CAUSE OF THE BIGGER ISSUE. AND FAMILY STRESS, HOW DOES THAT CONTRIBUTE? WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING FOUR-FIVE HOURS A NIGHT IT LEADS TO MORE FRUSTRATION FOR THE PARNTSDE THEN THE CHILD AND IT'S A CYCLE. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND GET SOME OUTSIDE HELP. AND I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS ONE PARENT THAT'S BETTER AT IT. AND I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS I WAS NOT THE PATIENT ONE. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PARENT IS BEST FOR HELPING OUT WITH THE HOMEWORK. YES, FAMILY DYNAMIC PLAYS A PART BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY ARE STILL MOM AND DAD SO SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK. AND HUNTINGTON LEARNING

5 signs that indicate academic tutoring would help

Parents need to know when a child may legitimately need professional help with school work. Melissa Mort of the Huntington Learning Center describes what to look out for.